101 in 1001

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in 1001 days

The Criteria Tasks must be specific (ie. no abiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined.  Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple goals such as New Year’s resolutions.  The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic.  1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Starting Date: Saturday October 31, 2009 Ending Date: Saturday July 28, 2012

1. Read the Twilight Series
2. Give away something I love
3. Start writing daily in a journal
4. Organize & print my photos; place them in albums
5. Go whitewater rafting
6. Lose 5lbs
7. Lose 10lbs
8. Lose 15lbs
9. “Unplug” for one whole weekend – no BlackBerry, no Internet, no TV, no computer
10. Reach 2000 Twitter updates
11. Make a jar of 1000 origami mini stars
12. Read 100 books (2/100)
13. Take a pole dancing class
14. Get another tattoo
15. Buy a house
16. Milk a cow
17. Learn how to speak basic spanish
18. Run a 10k race
19. Drink nothing but water for 2 weeks
20. Go on a trip to NYC
21. Drive around the Cabot Trail
22. Go Geocaching
23. Prepare my Will
24. Go play Bingo
25. Learn how to solve the Rubiks Cube
26. Leave DBF a love note/note of encouragement/surprise email 1x a week for 2 months
27. Send/Give 100 cards “just because.” (0/100)
28. Try 5 new restaurants in town. (1/5)
29. Take one nature photo a day for a month (0/30)
30. Ask for someone’s advice… and take it
31. Do 100 situps a day for a month (0/30)
32. Attend a hot yoga class
33. Finish the 1st Outlander book
34. Run a 5K race
35. Write down something positive about myself for 30 days straight
36. Go for a bike ride
37. Create a website for the cake business (http://ifthecakefits.blogspot.com)
38. Take a photography class
39. Bake an apple pie from scratch
40. Pay off my credit cards
41. Give a stranger a compliment
42. Get contact lenses
43. Get a promotion at work
44. Go tobogganing
45. Learn at least 50 ASL signs
46. Go fishing
47. Paint and display 3 canvas paintings (0/3)
48. Learn how to play chess
49. Watch all seasons of Dexter
50. Watch all seasons of Entourage
51. Go up the CN Tower
52. Go to the hot springs
53. Make sushi for dinner
54. Have “date night” one night of the week for 1 month (0/4)
55. Host a turkey dinner
56. Host a Ukrainian dinner
57. Get my teeth whitened
58. Slow dance with DBF
59. Buy myself something from Tiffany’s
60. Complete 3 – 1500 piece or more jigsaw puzzles (0/3)
61. Organize my closet
62. Buy a new coffee table
63. Work out faithfully 3x a week for 2 months (3/8weeks)
64. Visit the Toronto zoo
65. Go to Oaklawn Zoo
66. Go horseback riding
67. Take a trip to Las Vegas
68. Play a game of 18-hole golf
69. No swearing for a day x12 (0/12)
70. Read 6 autobiographies (0/6)
71. Get braces
72. Host a giveaway on my blog
73. Put change in someone’s expired parking meter
74. Take a new photo of DBF and I once a month for a year (4/12) – started Nov 09, Dec 09, Jan 09, Feb 09
75. Order a fish dish at a restaurant (not including sushi or salmon)
76. Host a martini party
77. Learn how to make Pho
78. Take lunch to work every day for 2 weeks
79. Make homemade bread
80. Go fly a kite
81. Go skydiving
82. Do 20 “real” pushups consecutively
83. Give DBF a massage
84. Go on a “girls day” trip with DBF’s mom
85. Have DBF’s grandmother over for dinner
86. Start our own Christmas tradition (Giving each other a secret ornament for one another, along with a yearly ornament)
87. Go on a trip to PEI
88. Take an Excel course
89. Go wine tasting
90. Acquire a Crokinole game board
91. Go visit Halls Harbour at low tide
92. Go apple picking
93. Make a recipe book with my favorite recipes
94. Make a batch of homemade perogies
95. Have a weekend getaway with DBF at a B&B
96. Visit the Rocky Mountains with DBF
97. Save $5000
98. Spend a day at the spa
99. Compose a new list of 101 things to do in 1001 days
100. For every task I do not complete, donate $1 to charity
101. Put aside $5 for every completed task

 

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